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| Selected by peers as a Leading Lawyer in: | Extensive Experience in: |
| Employment Law: Management | Labor and Employment Law |
| Employment Litigation | |
| Employment Advice & Counseling | |
| Labor Relations & | |
| Collective Bargaining |
A respected labor and employment attorney, Paul J. Cherner has more than 30 years experience in advising businesses on compliance with labor and employment laws. He serves as outside labor and employment counsel to corporations within various manufacturing and service industries.
Based on his extensive litigation experience, Mr. Cherner has been admitted as a member of the Federal Trial Bar. He has represented clients in employment law matters before federal and local administrative agencies, as well as in federal and state courts in numerous states and the District of Columbia. He has also represented employers in various alternative dispute resolutions forums, including mediation and arbitration. Mr. Cherner has represented employers in more than 100 union organizing efforts, as well as in collective bargaining negotiations and arbitration proceedings.
Bar Admissions:
Illinois, 1974
Wisconsin, 1968
District of Columbia, 1971
U.S. Supreme Court, 1972
Member, Federal Trial Bar
Date of Birth: 1943
Law School: University of Wisconsin Law School, J.D., 1968
Undergraduate School: Temple University, B.S., Accounting, 1965
Employment History:
Prior to joining Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Mr. Cherner chaired the labor and employment law practice group at two other prominent Chicago law firms. He began his career with the National Labor Relations Board as a trial attorney and then as Legal Assistant to a Board Member of the N.L.R.B.
Community Involvement:
He is actively involved in community organizations, including the Sinai Health System Board of Trustees where he was just elected Honorary Director for Life after completing a two-year term as Chairman of the Board of Directors. He previously was the Chairman of the Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital of Trustees and the Vice Chairman of the International Hillel Foundation. He has served in leadership roles in several other charitable organizations.
Published Legal Writing:
His publications include:
"A Review of Recent Seventh Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court Cases on the Americans with Disabilities Act," John Marshall Law Review (Summer 2003).
"NLRB Jurisdiction" - a chapter in The Labor Law Handbook, IICLE in five subsequent editions.
The Labor Law Handbook, Co-Editor, IICLE, first through the third edition.
Rude Awakenings, Overcoming the Civility Crises in the Workplace [Dearborn Publishers, 2002] - Book Review - Wisconsin Bar Journal, 2003.
"A Review of the U.S. Supreme Court Opinions on the ADA" - BCBSA Monthly Legal Bulletin (Fall, 2002).
The Headcount Solution, McGraw Hill, 2003, served as advisor on legal aspects, authored sample legal agreements.
Legal Lectures:
Mr. Cherner has spoken at numerous seminars on labor and employment law subjects for clients, trade associations, professional associations and continuing professional education seminar organizations.
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